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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2005 10:31:31 GMT
ok i got these margie eggs and theyre big and bright yellow and lovely.
i left the eggs in the parents tank but the parents tank was so wet and the parents kept disturbing them so i put them in a small lunchbox on top of the tv (cus theres a freeview box and its warm) but theres no airholes in this lunchbox so i wondered do eggs need air?
i moved the eggs around so much will they hatch? cus margie eggs are very delicate
kind regards
mike
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Post by bookitten on Jul 15, 2005 10:42:31 GMT
i thought margie eggs were tough?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2005 11:19:54 GMT
no margie eggs are the most delicate and you're not really supposed to move them very much
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Post by bookitten on Jul 15, 2005 12:37:09 GMT
oh. it was probably just the outside of the eggs was meant to be tough. so tough even that the babies have difficulty getting out the egg.
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Post by Paul on Jul 15, 2005 13:23:10 GMT
yeah, that is true, they have very thick shells. Some sites mention not disturbing them but the margie breeding paper I have doesn't mention it, and Christabel hatches them with no special treatment. It does seem that they can almost tolerate free-standing water so it may be dryness that lowers their viability.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2005 14:13:22 GMT
but do they need air?
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Post by eric2 on Jul 15, 2005 18:28:55 GMT
hi
I dont believe that the eggs do need air because they are laid under soil but i am not sure. I am keeping mine in a plastic tub aswell
eric
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 15, 2005 19:12:29 GMT
Soil isn't air tight though, and i'd leave holes in the tub somewhere - just incase.
Anjie,x.
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Post by Arno on Jul 15, 2005 19:16:46 GMT
I would assume they need air since there are living animals inside the eggs.........
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Post by eric2 on Jul 15, 2005 20:15:20 GMT
oops well id better go and put some holes in my tub then  eric |
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Post by Paul on Jul 16, 2005 4:47:05 GMT
I reckon they need air, but the amount in the tub will suffice easily. However, the best reason for putting holes in is to keep the air fresh, if you don't fungus and mold will grow and could contaminate the eggs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2005 9:31:22 GMT
i dont wanna ruin a perfectly good lunchbox how about if i just open it and close it regularly?
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Post by Paul on Jul 16, 2005 11:44:24 GMT
I got some pots from Asda, both small round ones and larger square ones for 35p each, so there's no excuse, lol. Opening the lid regularly will do fine.
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 16, 2005 14:10:31 GMT
Yeah Mike, Get down to the 'bottom slapping' super market!
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Post by Leah on Jul 16, 2005 16:42:08 GMT
Pmsl!
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